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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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